Use It or Lose It
We are planning on making a system more efficient here at the steel mill. Two overdesigned hydraulic power units are each operating continuously 24/7. Each one …
I Know, It Hertz
I am pretty sure I am going to get some flack from what I am going to say in this article, but before you conclude that I don’t know what I am talking …
6 Surprising Capabilities of Modern Hydraulics
Anyone gaining only a superfluous familiarity with fluid technology can easily underestimate the performance and intelligence of modern hydraulics. Who would …
Something Is Missing: Using Alternative Energy
There is something missing in my repertoire of fluid power components. Can you help me? In the Off-Highway 2010 edition of the Fluid Power Journal, Brian …
A Failed Experiment
Now, don’t get discouraged. When we push the envelope trying to change the paradigm of thinking in the transfer of energy in fluid power systems, we will …
Energy Challenge: The Hydraulic Solution
Now you will have to endure listening to me explain how I would achieve the most efficient hydraulic system. I gave my solution to the pneumatic challenge in …
System Integrators Challenge: The Pneumatic Solution
You may not believe this, but I did not have the solution to the challenges when I wrote the article. I simply chose two scenarios where I knew there would be …
System Integrators Energy Challenge: Follow Up
There are some prerequisites for reading this article: you need to read last month’s article entitled “System Integrators: An Energy Challenge,” you need …
System Integrators: An Energy Challenge
I have to admit that I am a little bit skeptical. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that system integrators don’t know anything about saving …
Reducing Pressure: A Way to Save or Waste Energy?
If you are a pneumatics person, you will be thinking of a pressure regulator; the hydraulic people among us will be thinking of pressure-reducing valves. In …
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